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Les Jackson

Herbert Leslie Jackson

Born: 5 April 1921, Whitwell, Derbyshire
Major Teams: Derbyshire, England.
Known As: Les Jackson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1949
Last Test:
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1961

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1959

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    2   1    15    8   15.00   0   0    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              83     30   155    7  22.14  2-26    0   0  71.1  1.86

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1947 - 1963)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  418  489 153  2083   39*   6.19   0   0  136   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling            30101 1733  17.36  9-17  115  20

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1963 - 1963)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    2   1     3    2    3.00   0   0    1   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               162    46    2  23.00  1-22    0   0  81.0  1.70

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

A wonderful bowler with a domestic record that few in his time could equal, Les Jackson was unlucky indeed to play in only two Tests. He took wickets in both, and bowled economically, but failed to retain his place. He was a tall man, capable of considerable pace, very accurate and could move the ball both ways. He had a slinging action from a modest run, a combination that allowed him to bowl long spells, as well as to sustain his pace through an exceptionally long career.

Jackson did not make his first-class debut until he was 26, making his living up to that point as a miner. He played until he was in his forties; EW Swanton wrote that as a bowler he was "hostile, full of stamina, from one summer's end to the next, scarcely guilty of even an indifferent over". He took record numbers of wickets for Derbyshire, with over 1733 first-class wickets, at the impressive average of 17.36. He was not much of a bat with just 2083 runs, and a best score of 39* in nearly 500 innings. His best season was perhaps 1959, when he took 143 wickets at 10.99, no-one taking 100 wickets or more had recorded such a low average since 1894.

Jackson played his first Test in 1949, and then had to wait 12 years for another opportunity, when he was part of the England side that beat Australia by 8 wickets at Leeds - he was 40 at the time. He was never selected for an overseas tour, and must be considered one of the forgotten men of English cricket in the 1950s, where his considerable talents were not considered enough to merit selection in England teams with a wealth of fast bowling resources. (David Liverman, Copyright Dave Liverman / CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 12:41:17 GMT


 
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